Curves 'em Right (BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (Paranormal Dating Agency Book 4) (5 page)

“What exactly do you want?” she asked.

Blake pinned her with his slowly dimming golden gaze. “When it comes to you it’s not about what we want. It's about what we promised. And we promised Marcos that we would stay away from you.”

Fucking hell! “This is starting to sound like a broken record covered in total bullshit to be honest,” she said, her hand hovering over the knob.

FIVE

Kane inhaled sharply. “Your brother is our friend,” he said, his voice so rough she swore he’d shift at any second. “We made a vow to keep our hands to ourselves. You’re much too important to your brother for us to damage our friendship with him or your expectations of the future.”

What expectations? Jesus H. Christ they made it sound like she was ready to marry them. All she wanted was some hot sex from the two of them. Why was it so hard for them to comprehend that?

She glared from one man to the other, frustration and anger growing by leaps and bounds inside her chest. She felt like she was sixteen once again and being rejected over some stupid brotherly friend code.

Swallowing back the hurt, she unlocked the door, turned the knob and walked out of the room, ignoring both men calling out to her.

Bypassing one of the hallways she’d been escorted through, she opened up a set of French doors and rushed out into the night.

Bright moonlight lit her path as she tried not to fall in her heels on her way to the front of the house.

What a mistake it was to have come and done this. Mrs. Wilder wasn’t to blame, though. She couldn’t have known that there was a history between Dani and the shifters. Once Dani saw them in their costumes, she should have expected that there was never going to be a chance with Blake and Kane. Her hope had grown with the desire they’d openly shown her. But that hadn’t been enough for them to take a chance and ignore whatever they’d promised Marcos.

A pair of strong hands grabbed her by her sides, jerking her to a stop as she rounded the corner of the house to turn for the driveway. Her heels sank in the grass, making it almost impossible to stand upright.

“Dani,” Blake said, turning her to face him. “You can't go. You don’t understand what’s going on.”

She rolled her eyes and gripped the blanket harder, holding back the urge to yell at him. “Please, Blake. I don’t need explanations. This is the second time you’ve both made it clear that there is no chance for me with you. There won’t be a third time.”

She tried to tug her arms out of his hold, but he was strong. Kane was nowhere in sight. She wondered if Blake was the one sent to talk to her because he was the peacemaker of their pack. The one who calmed ruffled feathers and reduced anger levels.

“No matter how much we don't want to want you...we still do.”

How could she even begin to explain to him what his words did to her? She’d finally heard the words that she’d dreamt of come out of his mouth. Maybe she should be checked for hallucinations. Her stomach twisted in all kinds of knots and a flare of pleasure bloomed over what he said. They really wanted her. Probably not as badly as she wanted to tear at their clothes and hump them, but it was something! Unfortunately, if they worked this hard at fighting it, then maybe she needed to let it go. She didn’t think they’d understand how much she'd wanted both of them for so many years.

“I can't do this. It is clear that your friendship means more to you guys then a night with me.”

Her mind played instant erotic images of her with both men. What a night that would be. It was unreal that with a mask on she’d almost gotten into the fantasy she'd been waiting for, but the minute it’d come off, reality had hit her in the face like a ton of bricks.

“You don't understand,” Blake growled. He shifted from foot to foot and scrubbed a hand over the back of his neck. Then he growled again.

She raised her brows in curiosity. Blake had never lost his temper or shown any signs of frustration. This was new, even for him.

“It wouldn't just be a night. We’re looking for a mate.  We need someone to help us create the bond necessary for our Alpha Triad.”

She shook her head, shoulders slumping, and glanced away. “I can't help you. I know how this works. You need a shifter and I'm certainly not one.”

Reality was, she'd give anything to be part of their Triad. But she had her feet firmly planted on this planet. These were powerful strong beings. She was a human. To create the Triad that they needed, they had to find a female that would be able to shift. A woman who was strong and could give them Alpha babies. She couldn't give them anything other than herself.

The truth was, she should focus on finding a human man who could rock her world. Her first use of the PDA and things had already gone wrong. Obviously, paranormal dating wasn’t for her.

“Look, Blake, this is more than what I signed up for.”

“I understand, but now that we've been so close to you without knowing it was you, it changed things. Our guards were always up when you were around because of your brother. We realize that we might have to rethink staying away.”

She gave a dry laugh and shook her head. “You'll have to keep rethinking it. I'm not just some object you can decide all of a sudden you want. I'm a woman who has feelings. I have a lot to offer the right man. The last thing I want is to hear that I’m not what you really want, but you’ll rethink being with me because your dick is thinking for you. That’s not how I work.”

She jerked away from his hold and moved toward the front of the house. It wasn't going to be easy but she'd get past this.

It had been so simple to let herself get caught up in the fantasy that both men wanted to be with her. The reality was that they needed a mate but she wasn't the one for them.

Blake stared in the distance watching their future mate walk away and didn't know why he allowed it. Pain drifted off her pores, pushing his wolf to the surface with a growl he had to bite back. It was clear that he had upset her. Not that he’d meant to, but he refused to lie to her. They needed a third and they had vowed to Marcos that they would not touch his sister.

They didn’t plan on following Marcos’s request any longer. For years they had, they’d been depriving themselves of Daniella and making their Triad whole.

When Blake and Kane had become friends with the humans, Marcos had made it clear that his sister was off limits.  At first they’d thought it was because he didn’t understand shifters, but the truth was that he’d understood them more than they realized. Both Blake and Kane had been respectful of his concern for Daniella and had tried to abide by the rules of their friendship. They’d stayed away from her.

Their interest had been piqued at their first meeting when she had been nothing but a teenager. But tonight, seeing her without knowing who she was, sent them over the edge. Licking her. Touching her. It all brought out feelings and mating desires no other female had. It was more than they were used to and they didn't know how to proceed. On one hand, they had their friendship to think about, but on the other hand, he knew they would not find another to fill the gap in their Alpha Triad. She was their one. The only one for them.

“So what do we do?” Kane’s voice floated from behind him as he stopped by Blake’s side.

Blake turned to face his friend. They’d never had this kind of thing happen before. “I don't know,” he murmured, for once completely confused and unsure of how to fix things.  Though Kane was the Alpha leader and the one that everyone looked up to, Blake was the problem solver. Blake knew when pack members where upset. He spent most of his time calming frustrations, soothing anger and ensuring the pack thrived in peace.

“I want her.” Those words from Kane’s mouth sealed the deal.

Blake wanted her too. But it wasn't that simple. If they mated with someone like Daniella, who was a human, they were subjecting themselves to having to explain to their people that they were still just as strong with a human being that they would be with a third shifter. She might not take to the change. She might be a human forever. How would their pack handle that?

“If we take her, we will have to deal with Marcos, the pack, and proving to her that she's the one for us.” He’d seen the heat in her eyes for them. On that account they were fine. It wouldn’t be hard to get her to accept them sexually.

“That shouldn't be a problem,” Kane said, his voice dripping with his Alpha authority. He slapped Blake on the shoulder and grinned. “Piece of cake.”

“Do you even know women? They are the most complicated creatures on the planet. Just a single word can take your relationship from being happy to being so miserable that your balls crawl up your ass.”

Kane laughed and shook his head. “I don’t see Dani as being that type of woman.”

Blake snorted. He definitely didn’t know women. “I think that in order for us to get Daniella to want to be with us, we will have to work really hard and get her mind onboard for the long term.”

“Looked to me like she was ready to let us both get a lot closer with her tonight.”

“Yes, she was. But one night does not make a lifetime and we want her forever.” Blake didn’t want to have a sexy and deliciously curvy woman to sleep with for a single night. He wanted her as a partner. In order for that to work, he needed to make sure she knew how special she was to them.

“What do you have in mind?” Kane asked, folding his arms over his chest. They ambled to the area they’d left Kane’s truck at and continued to discuss Daniella.

“You and I are a team,” Blake said, reiterating what they both knew. “We have been since we were born. We know that we are both going to be sharing this woman for the rest of our lives. But in order to make it work we have to be on point to get her to see that long-term with us is not just a possibility. It’s a reality that we can make happen.”

They slipped into Kane’s truck. He put the key in the ignition, twisted it and the engine roared to life. Kane turned to glance his way. “I already know that. So what do you suggest?”

“First, I want to go make sure she got home okay. I think she was agitated and it is still bothering me to think she’s upset over us. You know I can’t let it go.”

Kane nodded and gunned the engine. The truck sped forward through the night as they left the party. They’d only lasted all of a handful of hours in the mansion.I It had been enough time to realize they’d been ignoring the one woman that could make them whole.

“I think we need to makes her days just a little bit better. Show her that two of us caring for her isn’t all bad. We have to bring her out of the idea that this is only going to be about sex.”

“It’s not?” Kane asked, raising his brows.

“No. It is not. It’s about commitment, remember?”

“Wait, so no sex?” The alarm in Kane’s voice made him chuckle.

“Of course there will be sex. In fact, I think we should go give her a preview of how good things can be.”

Kane turned to glance at him, a slow smile curving over his lips. “That’s got to be one of the best ideas you’ve ever had.”

“Remember. We’ll want to show her the relationship between three can be just as great, if not better, than two.”

Kane nodded. “I think you should visit her at the library and show her the wonders of...books.”

Books. Right. Blake choked on his laughter, already knowing what Kane had in mind. “Fine. I’ll do it.”

“I think I'll take the second round and possibly invite her to come over to my place for dinner and a movie.”

“That’s great.” Blake nodded. This was shaping up better than he expected.

“What about doing something together? Or do we want to be one on one for a while so she doesn’t get overwhelmed?”

Blake thought about it. Kane made a right turn at the street leading to Dani’s house. Luckily, Marcos had messaged them her address when he’d left so they’d know where to go to check up on her. “Let’s go with the flow. See how she reacts to both of us showing up at her place first.”

Kane nodded.

“You will have to talk to Marcos.”

Kane gripped the wheel and sighed. “Marcos is going to be hard. He's been very clear about keeping his sister away from our type of life. I don't know what it is about it that he doesn't agree with, but we’ll need for him to know we are serious about Daniella.”

Blake thought back to the conversations they'd had with Marcos and remembered that one of the things his friend had always been adamant about was that his sister was not a toy. That she deserved to be loved in a serious relationship.  Marcos always discussed his anger over the men Dani dated and how they treated her. He also knew that shifters were highly sexual and therefore were fine with multiple partners. It was clear that he wanted to make sure his friends wouldn’t use her for sex
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If only things were so simple. He wondered what to do to ensure that Daniela would understand how special she was to him and Kane.

There was so little he knew about her. He bet Kane knew very little too. Keeping a distance from her all these years didn't seem to have helped lessen the desire for the curvy temptress. Now things were going to be a lot different.

He had no doubt sex with Daniella would be good after having watched her come earlier. Just the idea had his cock hardening in his pants. Fuck. He wanted to slide inside her and feel her pussy rippling against his dick with every contraction from her orgasm.

Kane cleared his throat and smiled at him. “We really need to work hard at making her comfortable between us.”

They had a bond. One nobody could deny. With that bond came the need to unite with a female who would increase their Alpha strength by linking them together as a Triad. It wasn’t just sex. It was so much more. A bone-deep connection between the three that would flow the moment they mated with her. They’d be like a single entity. Stronger than anything and at the same time a lot more emotionally bonded than any other couple.